exuberant
adjective
ex·u·ber·ant
ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rənt 
1
a
: joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic
exuberant praise
an exuberant personality
b
: unrestrained or elaborate especially in style : flamboyant
exuberant architecture
3
: extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent
exuberant prosperity
exuberantly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of exuberant in a Sentence
Here we are at a jousting tournament in medieval England, and as the armored knights charge each other on horseback the exuberant crowd sings along to the old Queen heavy-metal anthem "We Will Rock You." And does the wave!
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David Ansen, Newsweek, 14 May 2001
A few years ago, I learned to expect that at the end of a linguistics class that I was teaching, as I consulted with a few students before we vacated the room, the air would suddenly be lacerated by fat bass tracks and streams of exuberant invective. Tupac, as they say, was in the house. The class that was about to begin was an elective called "The Poetry of Tupac Shakur."
—John McWhorter, New Republic, 22 Oct. 2001
They're the hardwood wunderkinds who think NEXT is now: the NBA's teen set. And like puppies, they're winningly exuberant (if not housebroken). Well, maybe not so "winning."
—ESPN, 25 Dec. 2000
His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around.
exuberant crowds rushed to greet the returning national champions in collegiate basketball
David Ansen, Newsweek, 14 May 2001
A few years ago, I learned to expect that at the end of a linguistics class that I was teaching, as I consulted with a few students before we vacated the room, the air would suddenly be lacerated by fat bass tracks and streams of exuberant invective. Tupac, as they say, was in the house. The class that was about to begin was an elective called "The Poetry of Tupac Shakur."
—John McWhorter, New Republic, 22 Oct. 2001
They're the hardwood wunderkinds who think NEXT is now: the NBA's teen set. And like puppies, they're winningly exuberant (if not housebroken). Well, maybe not so "winning."
—ESPN, 25 Dec. 2000
His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around.
exuberant crowds rushed to greet the returning national champions in collegiate basketball
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Perhaps that’s the key to why the director’s work feels specific yet universal, exuberant yet affecting.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
The 25-year-old Pennsylvania native did a fantastic job in the role, wowing a massive gathering of exuberant fans with a dizzying pop music spectacle that featured equal amounts of hits and star power.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
But again, someone who is exuberant and joyful and passionate and very Italian.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
But The Golden Bachelorette’s age bracket doesn’t explain the similarly exuberant friendship bonds happening on Love Is Blind’s seventh season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
The 25-year-old Pennsylvania native did a fantastic job in the role, wowing a massive gathering of exuberant fans with a dizzying pop music spectacle that featured equal amounts of hits and star power.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
But again, someone who is exuberant and joyful and passionate and very Italian.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
But The Golden Bachelorette’s age bracket doesn’t explain the similarly exuberant friendship bonds happening on Love Is Blind’s seventh season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for exuberant
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“Exuberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exuberant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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exuberant
adjective
ex·u·ber·ant
ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rənt
: joyfully enthusiastic
exuberance
noun
-b(ə-)rən(t)s
exuberantly
adverb
Medical Definition
exuberant
adjective
ex·u·ber·ant
ig-ˈzü-b(ə-)rənt
: characterized by extreme proliferation
exuberant granulation tissue
remarkably exuberant metastatic calcification—Sandy Muspratt
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